Junior League World Series (softball)

The Junior League Softball World Series is a softball tournament for girls aged between 12 and 14.[1] The tournament is administered by Little League Baseball, Inc. and is held annually in the Seattle suburb of Kirkland, Washington.

Junior League Softball World Series welcome sign

Tournament format edit

The tournament started in 1999, and is a true "World Series" since ten regions from around the world send in teams:

The ten teams are divided into two pools of five members each.[3] The two best teams from each pool then advance to the semi-finals. The winners in the semi-finals play for the championship. All matches are single-elimination games. The losing teams face off in classification games for third through tenth place.

List of champions edit

Champions per year edit

Year Winner Score Runner-Up
1999  
Woodway-Hewitt, Texas
4-1 Usa West
2000  
Naples, Florida
12-3 Usa East
2001  
Naples, Florida
5-3 Host Team
2002  
Utrecht, Netherlands
5-3  
Tampa Bay, Florida
2003  
Bacolod, Philippines
2-0  
Manuabo, Puerto Rico
2004  
South Bend, Indiana
10-1  
Giddings, Texas
2005  
Lake Wales, Florida
4-0  
La Grange, Texas
2006  
Naples, Florida
8-0  
Bacolod, Philippines
2007  
Maunabo, Puerto Rico
16-6  
Westchester-Del Rey, California
2008  
Oro Valley, Arizona
10-4  
Maunabo, Puerto Rico
2009  
Maunabo, Puerto Rico
2-1  
Elyria, Ohio
2010  
Maunabo, Puerto Rico
4-3  
Tampa, Florida
2011  
Croswell, Michigan
10-0  
Tampa, Florida
2012  
Anchorage, Alaska
6-2  
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
2013  
Tampa, Florida
10-1  
Kirkland, Washington
2014  
Greensburg, Pennsylvania
6-2  
Mexicali, Mexico
2015  
Tampa, Florida
9-2[4]  
Norzagaray, Philippines
2016  
Maunabo, Puerto Rico
8-6[5]  
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
2017  
Poland, Ohio
7-1[6]  
Kirkland, Washington
2018  
Santa Clara, Utah
9–3[7]  
Smithville, Texas
2019  
Tampa, Florida
7–6[8]  
Columbus, Texas
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 crisis[9]
2021 Cancelled due to COVID-19 crisis
2022  
Jenison, Michigan
5-1  
Irmo, South Carolina
2023  
Bago, Philippines
3-0  
Milford, Connecticut

Championships per location edit

Flag Winner Total Years
  Maunabo, Puerto Rico 4 2007, 2009, 2010, 2016
  Naples, Florida 3 2000, 2001, 2006
  Tampa, Florida 3 2013, 2015, 2019
  Santa Clara, Utah 1 2018
  Anchorage, Alaska 1 2012
  Greensburg, Pennsylvania 1 2014
  Croswell, Michigan 1 2011
  Jenison, Michigan 1 2022
  Oro Valley, Arizona 1 2008
  Lake Wales, Florida 1 2005
  Poland, Ohio 1 2017
  South Bend, Indiana 1 2004
  Bacolod, Philippines 1 2003
  Bago, Philippines 1 2023
  Utrecht, Netherlands 1 2002
  Woodway-Hewitt, Texas 1 1999

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Softball - Divisions of Play". Archived from the original on 2016-09-13. Retrieved 2014-08-10.
  2. ^ "SOFTBALL - Washington District 9". www.llwadistrict9.org.
  3. ^ "TEAMS - Little League Juniors Softball World Series". littleleaguejsws.org.
  4. ^ "2015 Junior League Softball World Series". Archived from the original on 2017-09-18. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
  5. ^ "2016 Junior League Softball World Series". Archived from the original on 2017-09-18. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
  6. ^ "2017 Junior League Softball World Series". Archived from the original on 2017-09-18. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
  7. ^ "Snow Canyon Little League Captures Junior League Softball World Series Championship". 4 August 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  8. ^ "Southeast defeats Southwest, 7-6; Wins Junior League Softball World Series Championship". Little League Baseball. 3 August 2019. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  9. ^ "Little League® Cancels 2020 World Series and Region Tournaments". 30 April 2020.

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